South Dakota Trout Fishing

All about fishing for rainbow, cutthroat, brook, brown and lake trout in South Dakota lakes and streams.

SD Trout Fishing Waters

Creeks, streams and rivers provide a majority of the trout fishing in South Dakota. However, a few of the major lakes contain schools of trout including Lake Francis Case, Lake Oahe, Deerfield Lake and Canyon lake. Visit the South Dakota Division of Wildlife website for information about trout fishing in SD. Click here for additional information about trout stocking in South Dakota.

South Dakota Record Trout

The South Dakota state record brook trout was taken out of Deerfield Lake and the SD state record brown trout was caught in Canyon Lake. Rapid Creek produced the state record cutthroat trout and Pactola Reservoir gave up the state record lake trout. The Missouri River - Oahe Tailwaters was home to the SD state record rainbow trout and Whitewood Creek served up the SD state record tiger trout.

The habits of trout.

Trout are considered some of the most difficult fish to fool. Once you locate South Dakota waters with a population of trout, the challenge becomes identifying trout flies and lures that will trigger strikes. Visit the trout fishing page to learn more about the habitat each of the trouts prefer.